Former Super Bowl-winning head coach Sean Payton has every intention of being a head coach of an NFL franchise for the 2023 season. If he has zero plans of coming back to the New Orleans Saints, it will take a lot for his next team to get him on their squad.
The Saints hold Payton’s rights. Any team that wants to talk with Payton about their head-coaching vacancy will have to first put together a package for New Orleans that the Saints would accept should Payton get the gig.
According to reports, the Saints will ask for a first-round pick.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter highlighted three trades the Saints can point to as comparable value for what they should get for Payton:
- The Buccaneers gave two first-round picks, two second-round picks, and $8 million to the Raiders for Jon Gruden
- The Patriots gave a first, fourth, and a seventh to the Jets for Bill Belichick, a fifth, and a seventh
- The Jets gave a first, second, third, and fourth-round pick to the Patriots for Bill Parcells
Jonathan Jones on CBS Sports added that Payton will also command a salary that is top-three, minimum, among all NFL coaches. He also noted any team that wishes to talk to Payton about their vacancy first has to get permission from the Saints.
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The Saints brought Payton in as their head coach for the 2006 season and he has been there ever since. However, he elected to retire after the 2021 season and join FOX as an analyst. No one expected him to be gone for very long.
For his career, Payton has led the Saints to a record of 152-89, which includes nine playoff appearances and one Super Bowl title in 2009.
